Proverbs 12:7:2Prov.12.7.W2TAB

רְשָׁעִ֣ים

reshaim

wicked ones

Transliteration
re-sha-IM
Extended
reh-shaa-EEM
IPA
/rəʃaːˈʕiːm/

Meaning by language

English
wicked ones

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רְ + שָׁ + עִ֣ים
re + sha + im
reshaim

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-sha-IM

  2. clause

    ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam

  3. sentence

    ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam u-VEIT tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD

Exegesis

It is followed by the subject reshaim {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-šā-’îm} ‘wicked ones’.

Root and etymology

r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin

evil

In contextProverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand firm.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:7, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (reshaim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.12.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.7.W2.S1) and character.